Space stories - Page 2
New Tech Start programme helps SA women enter space industry
Tue, 22nd Feb 2022
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Tech Start will provide the connections and pathways to help women pursue a career in the growing space and defence industry.
Game review: Chorus (PC/PS5)
Mon, 21st Feb 2022
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Chorus is a narrative space shooter set in an interesting almost open world. The game centres around Nora, the pilot of an AI starship called Forsaken.
Microsoft partnership to explore how cloud, AI and machine learning can be used in space
Fri, 10th Sep 2021
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Microsoft partners with Australian Institute for Machine Learning to explore advanced cloud computing, AI, computer vision and machine learning in space.
Game review: Space Invaders Invincible (Switch)
Fri, 20th Aug 2021
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Nintendo Switch players get to experience one of the most influential video game series in history with Space Invaders Invincible.
Virgin Galactic completes first fully crewed spaceflight
Mon, 12th Jul 2021
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Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity has successfully reached space in its fourth rocket-powered spaceflight, with Sir Richard Branson on board.
New Zealand and NASA partner up, allowing Aotearoa to grow space industry, minister says
Wed, 2nd Jun 2021
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New Zealand and NASA have partnered up under the multi-lateral Artemis Accords, in an effort to enhance space exploration efforts.
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Game review: Deliver Us The Moon (PC)
Wed, 13th Jan 2021
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Dutch developer, KeokeN Interactive, invites players on a solitary lunar journey in their intriguing game, Deliver Us The Moon.
Microsoft’s Azure Space – Cloud above the clouds
Wed, 21st Oct 2020
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Microsoft is entering the private space exploration market with Azure Space, hiring a team of experts to build cloud capabilities for the space industry.
Govt funds research into solar tsunamis, decolonising algorithms and more
Mon, 14th Sep 2020
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With $187 million in grants going to research across Aotearoa New Zealand, we look at a few of the tech-related projects that have been given funding.
Myriota cements North America presence through exactEarth deal
Thu, 2nd Apr 2020
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Myriota expands in N. America with exactEarth deal, gaining assets and opening Ontario office.
Virgin Galactic relocates SpaceShipTwo, moves closer to commercialisation
Wed, 19th Feb 2020
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Virgin Galactic has relocated its SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity to Spaceport America in New Mexico, a key step towards commercial service.
Kacific satellite payload to take off on SpaceX launch
Tue, 17th Dec 2019
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Its 56 high-throughput spot beams will place capacity over selected regions in South East Asia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands.
Thales and RMIT create new standard for space communication
Wed, 11th Dec 2019
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The joint research project will help to ensure interoperability of high accuracy satellite-based positioning services.
Aussie researchers to help NASA advance astronaut health
Fri, 25th Oct 2019
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Aussie scientists join NASA to develop health sensors for space, heralding nanotech gains on Earth.
Boeing backs Virgin Galactic's missions to space
Tue, 15th Oct 2019
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Boeing is throwing its weight – and its wallet – behind Sir Richard Branson’s spaceflight company Virgin Galactic.
Virgin Galactic steps closer to completing SpaceShipTwo
Thu, 19th Sep 2019
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Virgin Galactic reaches milestone in manufacturing next spaceship, successfully mating fuselage, cabin, wing and tail booms.
HPE's Aitken supercomputer shoots for the moon
Mon, 26th Aug 2019
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HPE's 'Aitken' supercomputer set to boost the Artemis moon missions with state-of-the-art simulations.
NZ Space Agency to track satellites launched from NZ
Mon, 1st Jul 2019
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leolabs
The tracking tool will have huge benefits for future commercial space activity – and for avoiding space debris.
Supermicro high-performance systems support exploration to distant galaxies
Wed, 19th Jun 2019
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Super Micro Computer has announced breakthroughs in HPC applications, including scientific research and space exploration.
US 'Space Fence' tracked satellite breakup debris in real time
Tue, 28th May 2019
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US Air Force's Space Fence detects Indian satellite debris, proving key for space safety amidst growing orbital litter.
$199m centre to boost Australia's space technologies
Tue, 16th Apr 2019
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data analytics
The Cooperative Research Centre for Smart Satellite Technologies and Analytics (SmartSat CRC) will be the cornerstone of space technologies.
NZ-Dutch startup to send $3.35 million into space
Thu, 20th Dec 2018
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dawn aerospace
Investors will soon be sending $3.35 million into space – and helping Kiwi-Dutch startup Dawn Aerospace to make it happen.
These were the voyages of the Kepler space telescope
Mon, 5th Nov 2018
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After nine years exploring deep space, NASA's spacecraft and telescope will now be another piece of historical space junk.
William Shatner opens Rocket Lab's latest NZ base
Tue, 16th Oct 2018
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William Shatner launches Rocket Lab's Auckland site, aiming for weekly rocket production.